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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 05:35 AM
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PHOTOS: Japan Quake & Tsunami Devastation
Edited on Fri Mar-11-11 06:17 AM by Hissyspit


Houses are swept by water following a tsunami and earthquake in Natori City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO





Houses swept by a tsunami smoulder near Sendai Airport in Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO








Japan issued its top tsunami warning after a massive 8.8 magnitude offshore quake on Friday, with reports of 'numerous' injuries and ships being washed ashore by waves. (NHK)





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, an oil refinery burns in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)





Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a carpark in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture after a massive earthquake rocked Japan. A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake has rocked Japan, unleashing a monster 10-metre high tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. (AFP/JIJI Press/Jiji Press)





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, ships and boats are washed ashore in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefectur, Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a masive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)





Injured people are attended to by emergency personnel after an earthquake in downtown Tokyo Japan March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo





A road is blocked by a landslide near Iwaki City in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline, NHK television and witnesses reported. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. REUTERS/KYODO





People stand outside after evacuating buildings in Tokyo's financial district in Tokyo after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan March 11, 2011.« REUTERS/Toru Hanai





Rescue workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's financial district after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline, NHK television and witnesses reported. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon





@newmediajim Jim Long
Everyone in the NATO press room has stopped to watch coverage of the Tsunami in Japan





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, water surrounds the airport building at Sendai Airport, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)





An office building burns in Tokyo after an earthquake March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline, NHK television and witnesses reported. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. REUTERS/Kyodo





Rescue workers hurry to a building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's financial district after an earthquake off the coast of northern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline, NHK television and witnesses reported. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.« Read less REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon





Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) reacts he he feels an earthquake as he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament in Tokyo March 11, 2011. A massive 8.8 magnitude quake hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing "many injuries", at least one fire and triggering a four-metre (13-ft) tsunami, NHK television and witnesses reported. REUTERS/Toru Hanai





An aerial view of a tsunami swamped Sendai Airport in northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO





Photo illustration of a seismic chart.A major 7.3-magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Japan on Wednesday, swaying Tokyo buildings, triggering a small tsunami and reminding the nation of the ever-present threat of seismic disaster.« Read less (AFP/Illustration/Sam Yeh)





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, cars are washed away in a coastal area of Kamaishi, Iwate prefecture Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)





Women wait on the street after evacuating a building following an earthquake in Tokyo March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, a first wave from the tsunami heads to the coast in Miyagi Prefecture on the north east coast of Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept towards a highway by a tsunami in the Sendai city area, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV





In this video image taken from Japan's NHK TV, houses, cars and debris half submerged is swept towards a highway, unseen, by a tsunami in the Sendai city area, Miyagi Prefecture (state) after Japan Friday March 11, 2011 following a massive earth quake. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan's northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of control up and down the coast. (AP PHOTO/NHK TV)










A tsunami carries boats across waters in Kamaishi city port in Japan on Friday, in this still image taken from video footage. (Staff / Reuters





A tsunami carries buildings across waters in Kamaishi city port in this still image taken from video footage, Friday. (Str / Reuters)





Evacuated employees are pictured near toppled tanks a brewery in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO





A truck is stuck on a road crack after a powerful earthquake in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan on Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-metre (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo. A tsunami warning has been issued for the entire Pacific basin except for the mainland United States and Canada following a huge earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. REUTERS/KYODO





People take shelter as a ceiling collapses in a bookstore during an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japanon Friday. (Kyodo / Reuters)

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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 06:21 AM
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1. Larger version of the 2nd one and more of the refinery fire...


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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 06:24 AM
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2. Hissyspit, thank you for posting these photos. Incredible devastation. nt
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 07:23 AM
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3. recommend
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 07:53 AM
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4. More:


Streets are flooded after an earthquake in Oarai City in Ibaragi Prefecture, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. REUTERS/KYODO




Cars and airplanes swept by a tsunami are pictured among debris at Sendai Airport, northeastern Japan March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Kyodo

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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 08:37 AM
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5. kick nt
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Stuart G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 08:45 AM
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6. k & r
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:09 AM
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7. K&R
Yikes.

:(
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:11 AM
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8. Oh my god - I have no words.
:cry:
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charlie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:18 AM
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9. I used to live 15 miles from Hachinohe in that 7th picture n/t
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Zebedeo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:25 AM
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10. Prayers for the
people in Japan. :cry:
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NillaWafers Donating Member (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:30 AM
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11. Thank you for posting these. n/t
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 09:49 AM
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12. Thank you for posting these
:(
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dixiegrrrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 11:49 AM
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13. Thank you for the pics, Hissy.
Funny thing, I popped awake at 5 am, feeling uneasy, got up and turned on puter.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 03:47 PM
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14. Kick nt
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somone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 03:53 PM
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15. This is a massive disaster
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 03:56 PM
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16. K&R
Words fail me, this is just awful.
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 04:06 PM
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17. Who thought that adding nuclear reactors to earthquake-prone Japan was a good idea?
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 04:08 PM
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18. anyone have a good link to lower atmosphere wind currents?
Does anyone have a good link to lower atmosphere wind currents? Japan's small release is a down-winder's life sentence.

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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 04:40 PM
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20. Imagine google --
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somone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-11-11 04:12 PM
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19. Lots of roadways destroyed


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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 10:40 AM
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21. Thanks for these pictures.
The destruction is overwhelming.


Not feeling real safe about living in California after looking at those pictures. I have been here through the recent 'big ones'. I cannot begin to imagine a 8.9 quake.
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Peggy Day Donating Member (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-11 03:20 PM
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22. Thanks for the pictures-just heard we are dropping food- how long did it take in NO?
I'm happy we are dropping food-rice and bread (?), but it saddens me that it took how long in New Orleans to drop anything especially water (if anything was EVER dropped).
It seems like our government (BUSH and FEMA) went out of their way to prevent help in New Orleans.
Crying shame.
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